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Al Amar 0008

Past Producer in Saudi Arabia with commodities Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Commodities
  6. Materials information
  7. Host and associated rocks
  8. Nearby scientific data
  9. Controls for ore emplacement
  10. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  11. Links to other databases
  12. Bibliographic references
  13. General comments
  14. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10086432
MRDS ID WA00003
Record type Site
Current site name Al Amar 0008

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: 45.07144, 23.78004 (WGS84)
Location accuracy 100(meters)
Relative position Location From Mods Record No. 0008

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Saudi Arabia(country)

Geographic areas

Country
Saudi Arabia

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Zinc Critical Primary
Copper Primary
Gold Primary
Silver Primary

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Chalcopyrite Ore
Gold Ore
Pyrite Ore
Sphalerite Ore

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Carbonate
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Chemical Sediment > Chert
  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Volcanic Rock (Aphanitic) > Felsic Volcanic Rock > Rhyolite

Nearby scientific data

(1) 45.07144, 23.78004
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Economic information

Controls for ore emplacement

  • Stockwork -- Quartz Veins

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Significant No
Discovery year 0

Comments on the reserve resource information

  • 5.67 M TONNES AT 0.755% CU, 5.00% ZN, 9.20 G/T AU; SOUTHWESTERN AREA: 3.42 M TONNES AT 1.17% ZN, 0.93 G/T AU

Comments on development

  • ECON.COM: THE CURRENTLY INDICATED (1984) TONNAGE OF MATERIAL IN THE STOCKWORK ITSELF IS CONSIDERED TO BE INSUFFICIENT FOR A MINING OPERATION; HOWEVER, THE AREA COVERED BY THE ANCIENT WORKINGS EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF IT HAS NOT YET BEEN TESTED (1984) , AND ADDITIONAL EXPLORATION HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED BY THE BRGM. RIOFINEX AND THE BRGM ARE CURRENTLY (1984) REASSESSING DATA FROM AL AMAR.

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    SMITH, E.A., BARNES, D.P., JOHNSON, P.R., BOGNAR, B., GARFIELD, L., AND SCHEIBNER, E., 1984, A REVIEW OF THE GEOLOGY, MINERALIZATION AND MINERAL RESOURCE POTENTIAL OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA: KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERAL RESOURCES, DEPUTY MINISTRY FOR MINERAL RESOURCES, OPEN-FILE REPORT RF-OF-05-1

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit A STOCKWORK BENEATH THE MAIN AREA OF THE ANCIENT WORKINGS COMPRISES A SERIES OF QUARTZ VEINS AND VEINLETS THAT CONTAIN PATCHILY DISTRIBUTED PYRITE, SPHALERITE, CHALCOPYRITE, GOLD AND TELLURIDES, IN CHLORITIZED AND SILICIFIED ANDESITIC AND RHYOLITIC TUFFS, CHERTSS AND CARBONATES.
Deposit Discovery Year: ANCIENT""

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-JUN-91 Jenness, Jane E. U.S. Geological Survey

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